Chords used:
Intro: A
A Amaj7 A7 D
I came here from the city a thousand miles away.
Dm A/E Bm7 E
I came just for a little while you know I never meant to stay.
A Amaj7 A7 D
I meant to take my pleasure, have a good time and be gone.
Dm A/E Bm7 E A
But I fell in love with a lady, now I sing a mountain song.
A Amaj7 A7 D
I listened to the music of the night wind in the pines.
Dm A/E Bm7 E
I've seen the quiet splendor of a field of columbine.
A Amaj7 A7 D
I skied on crystal pathways to a mountain peak so tall,
Dm A/E Bm7 E
and I walked the mighty summits with the one who made it all.
D E C#m7 F#m
And I fell in love with a lady 'cause I've seen her at her best.
Bm7 E A A7
And I've walked her wild and rugged paths through her open wilderness.
D E C#m7 F#m
And now I never can betray her, steal her riches and be gone,
Bm7 E Bm7 E A
'Cause when you fall in love with a lady, you gotta sing a mountain song.
Amaj7 A7 D Dm A/E E E
A Amaj7 A7 D
Now people come from everywhere to see what they can find.
Dm A/E Bm7 E
And some take lots of pictures, and some just take their time.
A Amaj7 A7 D
But there are some who take her beauty that can't be bought or sold
Dm A/E Bm7 E
And they think of only money while destroying wealth untold.
D E C#m7 F#m
But you fall in love with a lady when you've slept upon her breast,
Bm7 E A A7
and you've walked her wild and rugged paths through her open wilderness
D E C#m7 F#m
And you never can betray her, steal her riches and be gone.
Bm7 E Bm7 E A
'Cause when you fall in love with a lady, you gotta sing a mountain song.
Repeat chords for verses (not first verse) and fade
Composição de Tracey Wickland